Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

Analysts say a convergence of international factors gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the opportunity to try to ...

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Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...

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A city with an illustrious past, Istanbul has lived through several incarnations, first as Byzantium and then Constantinople. Founded in around 660 BC, Istanbul has served as an imperial city for ...

The Theodosian Walls protected Constantinople for just over ten centuries until the city fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Yet, the wall survived both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, with sections of ...

The Fall of Constantinople: Tracing History in Istanbul, Turkey Posted: March 2, 2025 | Last updated: March 2, 2025 Journey back in time as we explore the dramatic fall of Constantinople!

These two surviving factions maintained immense popularity within the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, centered in Constantinople. Their enthusiasts remained as passionate as before, often becoming ...

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